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#UNITEDWEZAG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 7: #1/1 Zags (6-0) vs. #16/15 Virginia (4-1) -- DEC. 26, 2020 GAME TIME: 1 p.m. PT | SITE: Fort Worth, Texas | TV: CBS 1 FINAL FOUR | 10 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 23 WCC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 18 WCC TOURNAMENT TITLES THE TIP-OFF SCHEDULE (H: 2-0; A: 0-0; N: 4-0) BROADCAST INFO GU Opp - Gonzaga meets Virginia in a battle of top-20 ranked Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result TELEVISION: CBS NOVEMBER teams in the country on Saturday, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time, Tom McCarthy and Bill Raftery 26 1/2 6/5 ! vs. Kansas FOX W, 102-90 in Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. 27 1/2 RV/- ! vs. Auburn FOX W, 90-67 - This is the fourth all-time meeting between Gonzaga and RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network DECEMBER Virginia. All three of the previous meetings were under Tom Hudson 2 1/2 11/15 @ vs. West Virginia ESPN W, 87-82 Head Coach Mark Few. The Zags won two of the three. 5 1/2 2/1 & vs. Baylor CBS Canceled LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 8 1/1 -/- TARLETON STATE KHQ/ROOT Canceled - According to KenPom, GU boasts the nation’s second 10 1/1 -/- SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT Canceled most efficient offense, and Virginia is fourth on the defen- 12 1/1 -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT Canceled 14 1/1 -/- IDAHO KHQ/ROOT Canceled sive side of the ball. 19 1/1 3/3 % vs. Iowa CBS W, 99-88 - The Zags have traveled 8,390 miles so far this season 21 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-57 during their unbeaten start. Including the trip to Fort ◀ POINTS 22 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT W, 95-78 Worth, GU will travel 12,106 miles before WCC play. 94.7 74.4 26 1/1 16/15 ~ vs. Virginia CBS 1 p.m. PER GAME 28 -/- -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - The Zags beat Northwestern State for the second ◀ 29 -/- -/- DIXIE STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. straight night Tuesday at GU, 95-78. Drew Timme paced 55.1 FG% 49.8 JANUARY Gonzaga with 25 points and nine rebounds. The Bulldogs ◀ 2 -/- -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN2/U 7 p.m. 34.2 3FG% 36.4 7 -/- -/- * SANTA CLARA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. made 58 percent of their shots from the field. 9 -/- -/- * at Portland - GU is third in the nation in scoring offense (94.7), fourth ◀ 14 -/- -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN2/U in field goal percentage (55.1), and eighth in assists (20.8). 70.0 FT% 80.8 16 -/- -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN/2 - The Bulldogs 10 consecutive wins dating back to last 23 -/- -/- * PACIFIC KHQ/ROOT 7 p.m. 40.8 ◀ REBOUNDS 35.0 28 -/- -/- * at San Diego season is tied for the third-longest active streak in nation. PER GAME 30 -/- -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN2/U 5 p.m. - Gonzaga currently owns the nation’s longest home win ◀ ASSISTS FEBRUARY streak at 41 straight victories. The Zags, Baylor and Brad- 20.8 PER GAME 14.0 4 -/- -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT CBS Sports Net 6 p.m. ley own the country’s longest neutral win streaks at six. ◀ 6 -/- -/- * BYU ESPN/2 7 p.m. 3.2 ◀ BLOCKS 4.6 11 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara - Jalen Suggs was named the WCC Player of the Week and PER GAME 13 -/- -/- * at San Francisco ESPN2/U 3 p.m. Freshman of the Week for his efforts versus Iowa. 9.2 ◀ STEALS 5.8 18 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN/2 6 p.m. - Per ESPN stats and info, with (1) Gonzaga’s win over (3) PER GAME 20 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO ESPN/2/U 25 -/- -/- * at Pacific CBS Sports Net Iowa, the Bulldogs became just the third team all-time to 77.0 SCORING ◀ 54.0 27 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN/2 7 p.m. beat three AP Top-15 opponents in their first four games DEFENSE MARCH of a season, joining 1974-75 Indiana and 1968-69 UCLA. FG% ◀ 4 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament First Round 43.5 DEFENSE 36.3 5 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Second Round - Gonzaga has never beat four ranked opponents in the 6 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Quarterfinals same season prior to opening conference play. 33.3 ◀ 3FG% ◀ 33.3 8 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Semifinals - Coach Few reached 600 wins in his career with the win DEFENSE 9 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Finals over Kansas. He tied Roy Williams as the fastest to 600 9.2 ◀ REBOUND 6.6 Pacific times and HOME GAMES are in all caps | Polls: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ wins in years coaching (22). Few boasts the best winning MARGIN ! Fort Myers Tip Off - Fort Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) @ Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) percentage among active head coaches at 83.6 percent. 1.5 AST-TO ◀ 1.7 & Game played in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) - Corey Kispert joined the GU’s Top-10 career three-point RATIO % Game played in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) ~Game played in Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena) makes in the win over Iowa. He’s 10th with 196. LAST TEN VERSUS ACC OPPONENTS ... * West Coast Conference game ^ WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 2019 North Carolina W, 94-81 LAST GAME STARTERS 2019 vs. Florida State W, 72-58 2018 at North Carolina L, 90-103 2018 vs. Duke W, 89-87 2018 vs. Florida State L, 60-75 2017 vs. North Carolina L, 65-71 2015 vs. Duke L, 52-66 2013 vs. Clemson W, 57-49 2012 Notre Dame W, 73-53 2011 at Wake Forest W, 73-63 1 SUGGS 3 NEMBHARD 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT 2 TIMME SOCIAL MEDIA: MIN -- 27.2 MIN --28.0 MIN --30.7 MIN -- 29.8 MIN -- 29.2 Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for up-to-date news, exclusive content PPG -- 16.3 PPG --9.7 PPG --9.7 PPG -- 20.8 PPG -- 20.3 and more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and FG% -- 56.9 FG% -- 42.9 FG% -- 54.0 FG% -- 61.6 FG% -- 60.5 Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 50.0 3FG% -- 18.8 3FG% -- 14.3 3FG% -- 45.9 3FG% -- 25.0 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 5.8 AST -- 3.8 AST -- 3.3 AST -- 2.2 RPG -- 7.5 Sports Information Director ...... Barrett Henderson Office Phone ............................(509) 313-4288 STL -- 2.3 RPG -- 3.7 RPG -- 7.5 RPG -- 5.0 BLK -- 0.5 Email [email protected] GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 7 | GONZAGA VS. VIRGINIA 1 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 SERIES NOTES ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANY PLACE W L Pct. - This is the fourth all-time meeting between Gonzaga and - The Zags have traveled 8,390 miles so far this season 1. Gonzaga 308 51 0.858 Virginia. All three of the previous meetings were under Head during their unbeaten start. 2. Kansas 299 66 0.819 3. Duke 289 71 0.803 Coach Mark Few. - Including the trip to Fort Worth for the game versus Virginia, 4. Kentucky 295 74 0.799 - The Zags won two of the three previous matchups. GU will travel 12,106 miles before WCC play. 5. Wichita State 278 74 0.790 - GU won the first meeting between the programs, 86-85, in 2,931 miles: Spokane - Ft. Myers, FL BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FIVE SEASONS the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Memphis, 1,108 miles: Ft. Myers, FL - Indianapolis W L Pct. Tenn. The Bulldogs were the 12-seed, and got the game-win- 1,951 miles: Indianapolis - Spokane 1. Gonzaga 161 21 0.885 ning basket from Casey Calvary with 9.2 seconds left. 1,200 miles: Spokane - Sioux Falls, SD 2. Villanova 153 30 0.836 Gonzaga’s Dan Dickau scored 21 of his game-high 29 points 1,200 miles: Sioux Falls, SD - Spokane 3. Kansas 149 31 0.828 4. Virginia 141 32 0.815 in the first half. 1,858 miles: Spokane - Ft. Worth, TX 5. New Mexico State 134 34 0.798 - The Zags won the second meeting on Dec. 17, 2005, in 1,858 miles: Ft. Worth, TX - Spokane Spokane, 80-69. The following season, the Cavaliers won the BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS W L Pct. rematch in Charlottesville, 108-87. GONZAGA AT NO. 1 1. Gonzaga 133 13 0.911 - The Zags are 15-10 against Atlantic Coast Conference com- - The Zags are No. 1 for the sixth time in program history. 2. New Mexico State 111 23 0.828 petition, including 14-10 under Mark Few. GU won its latest - GU sits atop the Associated Press Poll for a program record 3. Villanova 118 25 0.825 matchup versus an ACC opponent, beating North Carolina in fifth straight week. 4. Virginia 112 24 0.824 5. Kansas 116 26 0.817 Spokane last season on Dec. 18, 94-81. - Last season, Gonzaga spent four consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the AP poll, before finishing No. 2 with a first-place vote. BEST HOME PERCENTAGE SINCE 2004-05 SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS - In 2018-19, GU was the top-ranked AP team for five W L Pct. 1. Kansas 261 16 .942 - Virginia has opened the season by winning four of its first weeks, after winning the Maui Invitational for two weeks 2. Gonzaga 224 15 .937 five games. Its lone loss was to West Coast Conference foe and three straight weeks late in the regular season.